What a game. A lot to love. A bit too much room for improvement. Just trying to start a dialogue here (rather than 1. complaining without discussion, 2. asking for help). I mean, this game has 96 reviews and 564 (so far) pages of discussion. Any publicity is good publicity, right?
Best:
The VIP Escort scene where Monica leaves the hotel - one of my favorite sequences in any porn game I've played. Especially if you're into Monica's psyche . . . she's doing lewd things but gosh sure still appreciates the finer things.
The "bachelorette" party scene with Victoria. She makes such a great antagonist! I cringe when she's on screen, but can't look away. What a great character.
Please more:
Private dances, VIP Escort and Victoria scenes. I also like the direction the story is going with the investors - lots of opportunity for interesting developments there for Monica.
Please less:
Steve and Phillip. They seem played out and the disgusting old man trope is overdone in porn games. I'm also not much of a fan of the Bardie stuff, although I'd like to see additional punishments for Betty (and kinda curious how the whole Ralph thing goes).
Suggested improvements:
Don't do anything until the game is done (since I'm past most of the grind), but now that there is enough content to keep Monica busy pretty much each day of the week, it would be GREAT if the dev (or his/her team) went back and fixed some of the really unnecessary grindy aspects: 1. Move the wardrobe closer to the bed (removing a key press), when the wardrobe is clicked just list the clothes (I don't need to click through Monica wondering "what should I wear?"), and after she puts on her clothes, remove the Monica thought-bubbles about what she is wearing -- that stuff is just SO repetitive and annoying and adds NOTHING to the game. This can also be done in the changing room at the strip club. 2. Either add new dialogue or make the "collecting reports" a one-click task. I get it. Biff is punishing Monica, but the dev is punishing the player by making them repeatedly ask over-and-over for reports - especially since there are stretches of the game where you can't even trigger the "deliver reports" function. She still needs to collect the reports, so she can entertain Biff after delivery, but just make the collection easier. 3. Now that there is more content, make the progression with NPCs and supporting characters a bit quicker - e.g. in the slums, having to repeatedly show your tits (clothed) then your ass (clothed) then dance (clothed) . . . that gets old REAL fast. 4. When you're ready, have someone play the game from scratch and start listing out the grindy aspects - then evaluate whether they contribute to game play. I'm guessing there are numerous instances (I listed 3 without really trying) where game play could be improved without ruining the pacing of the story.
Mr. Marcus Scenes:
I'm curious what people think of those. I like the prison scenes (). But I'd rather see stuff without Marcus if that path leads to her
Things I wish I'd realized ahead of time (i.e. recommendations for new gamers):
1. Noticing sooner when progress ends for certain characters - so I can then skip the associated grind (e.g. Bardie and Becky - after a certain point you really don't need to do anything in the house).
2. Start improving your relationship with Julia early if you want to pursue that path -- I thought it would just "happen" but you have to work to improve your relationship before you even get to the 'what color are her panties" bit. I ended up cranking on just that aspect after exhausting all other storylines - when I could have been doing it all along.
3. Use the "advance days while sleeping" function - You can get a lot done in a day and the "get Victoria's money" resets every Friday. So may as well minimize your eat/sleep/clothing grind and just jump ahead to reset the "photoshoot or Steve contract" sooner.
